Salesforce.com Applications Featured in Apps.gov, the GSA's New Cloud Computing Storefront
September 15 2009 - 1:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Apps.gov accelerates the growth of cloud computing in federal
government Salesforce.com customers NASA Innovative Partnership
Program, the U.S. Army Experience Center, and the U.S. Department
of State's Office of Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund lead the
charge towards government adoption of cloud computing SAN
FRANCISCO, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Salesforce.com (NYSE:
CRM), the enterprise cloud computing company, today announced that
its cloud computing applications have been selected for the General
Services Administration's (GSA) new cloud computing storefront
called Apps.gov. The announcement was made today by Vivek Kundra,
White House federal chief information officer, at a news conference
held by the administration at NASA's Ames Research Center. The
GSA's Cloud Computing Storefront is an online site which will
enable federal government organizations to easily purchase cloud
computing applications for which the GSA has negotiated terms of
service. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050216/SFW105LOGO) "This is a
momentous step forward in bringing the power of cloud computing to
government," said Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO, salesforce.com.
"More than 63,000 salesforce.com customers, including almost half
of all Cabinet-level government agencies, are already experiencing
the benefits of cloud computing, including low risk, little upfront
cost and fast time to value." Examples of Government Success with
Cloud Computing -- NASA's Innovative Partnership Program is using
Salesforce CRM to realize its vision of a 360 degree view of
interactions with its external entities, including companies,
federal agencies, and non-profit organizations. NASA's Ames
Research Center is managing this project. -- U.S. Army Experience
Center
(http://www.salesforce.com/customers/education-non-profit/usarmy.jsp)
is using Salesforce CRM for recruiting in the cloud which has
resulted in saved time and resources. -- U.S. Department of State's
Office of Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund
(http://www.salesforce.com/customers/education-non-profit/state_gov.js
p) is using the Force.com platform to provide program managers
around the world with ready access to up-to-date budget information
which has resulted in increased productivity. Background and
Benefits of Cloud Computing for Government -- Ten years ago,
salesforce.com introduced cloud computing, a new technology
delivery model that allows users to access applications over the
Internet without having to install and manage hardware or software.
-- With salesforce.com and cloud computing, customers pay as they
go and are up and running in less time than it takes with
traditional software applications. -- Three times a year,
salesforce.com customers receive an automatic upgrade that delivers
new features and functionality. These upgrades do not break any
customizations or integrations and are completely seamless and
invisible to the end user. -- Time and again, customers choose the
low cost, low risk, and fast results of salesforce.com and cloud
computing over expensive hardware, software, and data centers that
burn through precious capital and yet rarely produce the promised
returns. Background and Benefits of the Force.com Platform and
Infrastructure for Government -- Force.com is a complete platform
that provides users with everything they need to develop any
application, on any device and deliver it to any user via the
cloud. -- Force.com is a trusted platform because it is
enterprise-tested, serving more than 63,200 successful customers
around the world. -- Additionally, customers gain all the benefits
of the proven security, reliability and scalability of
salesforce.com's world-class global infrastructure. About
salesforce.com Salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud computing
company. The company's portfolio of Salesforce CRM applications,
available at http://www.salesforce.com/products/, has
revolutionized the ways that companies collaborate and communicate
with their customers across sales, marketing and service. The
company's Force.com platform (http://www.salesforce.com/platform/)
enables customers, partners and developers to quickly build
powerful business applications to run every part of the enterprise
in the cloud. Based on salesforce.com's real-time, multi-tenant
architecture, Salesforce CRM and Force.com offer the fastest path
to customer success with cloud computing. As of July 31, 2009,
salesforce.com manages customer information for approximately
63,200 customers including Allianz Commercial, Dell, Dow Jones
Newswires, Japan Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, and SunTrust Banks.
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